Weld County commissioners file appeal after judge ruled they broke state law against gerrymandering

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Weld County commissioners file appeal after judge ruled they broke state law against gerrymandering

The fight over how commissioner district lines are drawn in Weld County continues after the county appealed a Weld judge’s ruling that the commissioners failed to comply with a state law against gerrymandering when redistricting last year. In the appeal filed April 26, the county argues that the state law about gerrymandering doesn’t apply to the county due to Weld’s status as a “home rule” county governed by its own charter. The county also arg…